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Wardak M.F.; Rahimi A.; Lucero-Prisno D.E., III; Miranda A.V.
Wardak, Mohammad Faisal (57356793500); Rahimi, Ali (57356721300); Lucero-Prisno, Don Eliseo (56051373800); Miranda, Adriana Viola (57222664687)
57356793500; 57356721300; 56051373800; 57222664687
Overcoming barriers to COVID-19 herd immunity in Afghanistan
2024
Public Health Challenges
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Scientific Research Center, Jami University, Herat, Afghanistan; Faculty of Medicine, Jami University, Herat, Afghanistan; Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Faculty of Management and Development Studies, University of the Philippines Open University, Laguna, Los Baños, Philippines; Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Wardak M.F., Scientific Research Center, Jami University, Herat, Afghanistan; Rahimi A., Scientific Research Center, Jami University, Herat, Afghanistan, Faculty of Medicine, Jami University, Herat, Afghanistan; Lucero-Prisno D.E., III, Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Faculty of Management and Development Studies, University of the Philippines Open University, Laguna, Los Baños, Philippines, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Miranda A.V., Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Afghanistan faces numerous obstacles in its endeavor to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19. Inadequate resources, vaccine hesitancy, and the new government's lack of international recognition have impeded the country and harmed vaccine procurement and distribution. Although the recent power shift has led to a more secure situation, the country's vaccination coverage remains at 44.05% as of November 26, 2023. The main hurdles to herd immunity include limited vaccine accessibility, extensive vaccine hesitancy, an inefficient cold chain system causing high vaccine wastage rates, substandard service delivery, recent restrictions on women's healthcare access, low health literacy, and a weakened economy owing to decades of conflict and international sanctions. This article assesses vaccination progress, and herd immunity barriers, and provides solutions to overcome them in Afghanistan. A comprehensive approach is required, which involves enhancing public awareness of the benefits of vaccination, debunking vaccine-related misconceptions through the media, expanding vaccine accessibility especially in remote areas, increasing vaccination personnel, promoting the cold chain and delivery system, reversing the ban on women's education and employment, boosting the economy, and increasing the inflow of humanitarian aid by lifting international sanctions. Successfully implementing these measures can help Afghanistan overcome obstacles to herd immunity, leading the country toward a safer and healthier future. © 2024 The Authors. Public Health Challenges published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Afghanistan; COVID-19; herd immunity; pandemic; vaccination
John Wiley and Sons Inc
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